Wednesday, August 12, 2009

I set up a Twitter account long ago, but I have never used it. Today I decided to give it a chance, so if you are interested in following my short posts then go to http://twitter.com/rborry and subscribe.

I don't follow others on Twitter, but I just read an article about how Dell used Twitter to clear out refurbished inventory at rock-bottom prices to the tune of $3 million. So maybe, like the Web itself, there are both good and bad uses for Twitter. I will try to follow a few rules:

1. I'll post when I learn or do something that could help others immediately. For example, last night I stayed in a 9th-floor suite overlooking Union Square at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. What is amazing, however, is that Yahoo Travel offered a package with the room and flight for only $60 more than the flight alone at Virgin America.2. I'll only post when I'm doing something out of my normal routine

This is an experiment, so please give me feedback on your experience with Twitter.

About the Author

I started Register123.com in 1998 while finishing my Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. In 2001 I sold Register123.com and joined Certain Software, where we develop online registration solutions and professional meeting management software. Since 2005, I've actively worked within the APEX initiative to develop XML standards for the group travel technology industry. This is my personal blog describing my experiences and thoughts about the meetings technology industry. I try to keep these articles fact-based and vendor-neutral, but if I fail to do so then please email me and correct my mistakes.